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Royalty Ethics in The Crown

Royalty Ethics in The Crown

“Sadistic and wicked” or “humanising”?
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“I’ll not be here, but Hagrid will”: Robbie Coltrane remembered

“I’ll not be here, but Hagrid will”: Robbie Coltrane remembered

A look back on the life of film and television icon Robbie Coltrane
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Opinion: Queen over Country? Was the disruption to sports justified?

Opinion: Queen over Country? Was the disruption to sports justified?

Sporting fixtures all over the country came to a pause in respect of Queen Elizabeth’s death. But was this the right decision?
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Queen’s Funeral Halts Monday’s Freshers Fair

Queen’s Funeral Halts Monday’s Freshers Fair

Monday’s Fresher’s event was cancelled due to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, angering some students and forcing events to be rescheduled.
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Queen Elizabeth II obituary

Queen Elizabeth II obituary

Queen Elizabeth II opened the University of Manchester in 2004. Following her death, we look back at her life and impact on the city of Manchester
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Celebrations fit for a Queen: What to do this Jubilee weekend

Celebrations fit for a Queen: What to do this Jubilee weekend

Queen Liz isn’t dead yet, and neither are you! Celebrate your four-day weekend with these events around Manchester.
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Great British matriarchs

Colm Lock looks at how many of Britannia’s greatest rulers were, and continue to be, women
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